Not Quite the Best

Do you know what makes antique furniture “great” or “greatest”? This Philadelphia Chippendale tea table, made about 1755 by the “Garvan Carver,” recently auctioned at Sotheby’s for $1,833,000. The same week, Christie’s sold a similar 18th-century table by Philadelphia carvers Nicholas Bernard and Martin Jugiez for $5,417,000. In October another Garvan Carver tea table auctioned […]